Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Heritage Sites
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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319. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instruct the OPW to purchase a property (details supplied) in Thurles, County Tipperary, which has recently come on the market from private ownership; if he will put in place a plan, in conjunction with Tipperary County Council, to create a local folk and heritage museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/17]
Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works is responsible for the maintenance and operation of National Monuments and other heritage sites in State care but does not have a primary role in relation to the proposed acquisition of heritage properties. Decisions in relation to these matters are a matter for the Department of Arts Heritage Regional Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs which has the primary responsibility for heritage policy.
The OPW is aware, from contacts with the Local Authority in recent days, that a proposal to acquire Black Castle in Thurles has been made and it is conveying the details to the Department for its attention and direct response.
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